Post by Logan on Feb 19, 2016 0:48:49 GMT -6
Delaware lawmakers are again seeking to raise the state gas tax by 10 cents a gallon, arguing it would allow the state to make critical improvements to roads and bridges.
The proposal from state Rep. Sean Matthews, D-Talleyville, and Rep. Michael Mulrooney, D-Pennwood, is different from the failed attempt Gov. Jack Markell made in 2014 because it would expire after a year, allowing lawmakers to take stock of where oil prices stand and decide whether or not to renew it.
Matthews estimates the increase would raise more than $50 million in additional revenue a year.
"I would hope that this could be a bipartisan issue," Matthews said. "I think all members of the General Assembly, when they're out and about, are hearing that people want work done on these roads. Until somebody figures out a way to get roads built for free, we have to pay for them."
Read more: www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/firststatepolitics/2016/02/17/gas-tax/80225922/
The proposal from state Rep. Sean Matthews, D-Talleyville, and Rep. Michael Mulrooney, D-Pennwood, is different from the failed attempt Gov. Jack Markell made in 2014 because it would expire after a year, allowing lawmakers to take stock of where oil prices stand and decide whether or not to renew it.
Matthews estimates the increase would raise more than $50 million in additional revenue a year.
"I would hope that this could be a bipartisan issue," Matthews said. "I think all members of the General Assembly, when they're out and about, are hearing that people want work done on these roads. Until somebody figures out a way to get roads built for free, we have to pay for them."
Read more: www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/firststatepolitics/2016/02/17/gas-tax/80225922/